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| Japanese literature certainly is better than western literature. Certainly enjoyed these stories. Worst: No longer Human Best: Kokoro Giving this 9/10 overall, because the better stories outweigh the worse. |
| For me Ratings : No Longer Human: 9/10 In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom: 6/10 Kokoro: 10/10 Run, Melos!: 9/10 The Spider's Thread: 8/10 Hell Screen: 8/10 Overall 8, good series |
| This episode's pyre imagery wins the ep for me. That and the last scene. The last two episodes made a tough choice for me between an 8 and a 9 for the whole series, but Aoi Bungaku had its weaker moments, too, so I'm giving it a strong 8. After all, it's been a treat to watch something different from what the mainstream offers. |
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| No Longer Human - 8.5 In The Forest - 6.0 Kokoro - 9 Run, Melos! - 10 Spiders Thread - 7 Hell Screen - 6.5 |
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| I enjoyed "No Longer Human" the most, the rest were good but didn't really enjoy them as much as the first arc. Overall I give the series an 8/10. |
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| Holy fucking shit. That burning of Mitsuki is so damn artistic as hell. I think this is Madhouse's visual masterpiece so far and that art during the end was....oh by Thor's thundering hammer. If i were to say what story that i like the most it would be: Kokoro Run, Melos! Hell Screen No Longer Human In The Forest Spiders Thread |
| Ningen Shikkaku: 8 Run melos: 9 Kokoro: 10 In the forest...: 6 Spider Thread: 7 Hell´s screen: 8 Awesome Anime that i will never forget. |
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| I enjoyed No Longer Human and Run, Melos! the best. Spider thread and Hell's Screen were ok, but I didn't really get much out of them. Kokoro was enjoyable, but felt like it was missing something. In the Forest was horrible and completely devoid of enjoyment. Overall, 8/10. Glad I watched this. |
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| This was a very interesting series to watch. Truly some arcs I enjoyed a little better. A couple I did not understand fully. No Longer Human - 6.5 (While I enjoyed the concept, I believe I missed the overall message here) In The Forest - 4 (This one I did not like. It was predicable) Kokoro - 8 Run, Melos! - 10 (This is the only one I really enjoyed) Spiders Thread - 6 Hell Screen - 7 It was a series of mixed highs and lows for me. Well worth the watch though. |
 Where there is no imagination there is no horror. || Arthur Conan Doyle || Happy Halloween! |
| I really liked this series, I'd want to see more like it. It got me to start reading books again (well, and finally I won't have assigned reading at school). I liked that each arc had a unique animation and art, I especially liked this in Run, Melos! My Ratings No Longer Human: 9/10 In The Forest: 6/10 Kokoro: 8.5/10 Run, Melos!: 10/10 Spider Thread: 8/10 Hell Screen: 7.5/10 This series made an impact on me, since there are not many like it. Pretty depressing stuff. I've already ordered No Longer Human and plan to maybe try the others as well, so looking forward to that. I will give this either a 9 or 10. |
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| One of the best anime shows I've watched so far. That said, I still can't give the entire thing a 10/10 even though I feel like I really want to. Why? Because of In The Forest. That arc just wasn't all that great to me. It had a few moments, but that's it. Favourite arcs ended up being: Run, Melos!, No Longer Human, and Kokoro. |
| Good show. My ratings: -No Longer Human: 8/10 -In the Woods, Under the Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom: 7/10 -Kokoro: 7/10 -Run, Melos!: 10/10 -Spider's Thread: 6/10 -Hell Screen: 6/10 |
| Ningen shikaku: 9/10 In the Forest: 7/10 Kokoro: 10/10 Run, Melos!: 9/10 The Spider's Thread: 6/10 Hell Screen (Jigoku Hen): 6/10 what a great show! |
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| -No Longer Human: 7/10 -In the Woods, Under the Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom: 7/10 -Kokoro: 9/10 -Run, Melos!: 10/10 -Spider's Thread: 5/10 -Hell Screen: 6.5/10 |
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| Ratings : No Longer Human: 8/10 Solid story, but quite depressing. In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom: 3/10 All over the place. Voice acting didn't match. Kokoro: 6/10 I felt like I should've enjoyed it more but I didn't really get into it. Run, Melos!: 8/10 Mainly for the beautiful art/animation. I think I liked this one the most. The Spider's Thread:5/10 Predictable. Hell Screen:6/10 The imagery at the end was gorgeous, but I can't say the same for the story. Overall a solid 7. I felt that Osamu Dazai's works were portrayed best, while some of the other arcs were a bit lacking. Most of them were unique in presentation, which I liked, but it was difficult to see any serious development. |
HuaXueJun 27, 2015 7:01 PM
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| I liked this story. The voice acting for Yoshihide was pretty piss poor though. Seeing the emperor burn in the inferno was satisfying to watch. I was on Yoshihide's side until he became so obsessed with painting that he didn't even care that Mitsuki died in the fire and only cared about painting an interpretation of hell. Glad he died. Decent story. None of the stories I found particularly great. They were too difficult to understand to completely enjoy. Overall this anime is a 6/10. I will probably be rewatching this one eventually just so I can understand it a bit more. |
| Great ending. I like how the last 2 episodes were connected by the concept of hell and some characters despite being 2 separate stories. Overall a great ride. No weak episodes. Good art, atmospheric music by my lord - Taniuchi Hideki and great, mature stories. Will miss it. |
mangassmangass said: Khalan3 said: Japanese literature certainly is better than western literature. Certainly enjoyed these stories. Worst: No longer Human Best: Kokoro Giving this 9/10 overall, because the better stories outweigh the worse. You're crazy?? Best: No longer human Worst: kokoro Both wrong. Those 2 were the best in the show. No Longer Human slightly better. Episode 11 the spider one was the worst. Anyways Great anime, glad my bud HazukashiiSensei recommended it to me ^ :3 9/10 |
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| This show is way way way underrated , with a rating like that I expected a mediocre show , but it isn't it's one of the best shows I have ever seen. |
| Given the right situation , the right story , anyone can be shaped into Snake. -Revolver Ocelot , MGS2 |
| No Longer Human 8/10 In the Forest 4/10 Kokoro 8.5/10 Run, Melos! 9.5/10 The Spider's Thread 7/10 Hell Screen 6.5/10 Gonna give this 8/10 because I liked Run, Melos! a lot. |
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| My rating for each story No Longer Human: 10/10 I'm really into this genre.. was pretty impressive, caught me in the very first ep. In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom: 7/10 In my view this arc didn't fit with the other series, but I have to say the art/songs was amazing, I'd give it a 5 if it wasn't by this. Kokoro: 8/10 Different points of view is a interesting plot Run, Melos!: 9/10 Wow this one had me weepy the whole second ep, the way it was depicted I'm still speechless. The Spider's Thread: 7/10 Hell Screen: 8/10 I don't have much to say about this 2 stories, only that both have entertaining plots (and I really love this colorful scenery) I gave it a 9 and put it in my fav list, I really enjoyed the show. |
| No Longer Human: 9.5/10 In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom: 5/10 Kokoro: 7.5-8/10 Run, Melos!: 9-9.5/10 The Spider's Thread: 7-7.5/10 (Artistically 10/10) Hell Screen 7.5-8/10. Overall I'll give the series an 8/10. |
| No Longer Human: 7/10 In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom: 4/10 Kokoro: 7/10 Run, Melos: 8/10 Spider's Thread: 5/10 Hell Screen: 6/10 Overall: 6/10 A very interesting series to watch. |
| Wow... this anime has left me speechless. I dont think I'm going to forget it anytime soon. The stories I really enjoyed in order were... No Longer Human. Run, Melos. Hell Screen. Kokoro. Spider's Thread and the Bandit one. If I could give this a 9.5, I would. |
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| Very good anime. This is the order of stories: No Longer Human > Kokoro/Run, Melos! > The Spider's Thread > Hell Screen > In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom Nor sure about final score, but it is something between 7 and 8. |
| Ratings : No Longer Human: 10/10 In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom: 6/10 Kokoro: 4/10 Run, Melos!: 9/10 The Spider's Thread: 3/10 Hell Screen: 8/10 Overall 8/10 |
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| No Longer Human: 10/10 (it would be nice if it was a whole series) In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom: 1/10 Kokoro: 8/10 Run, Melos: 7/10 Spider's Thread: 6/10 Hell Screen: 6/10 7/10 final. |
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| The stories were way too short that I couldn't give a damn about most of the characters. Some of them would be great if they had more time. |
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| A decent finish to this anthology series, however, throughout most of the stories I strongly felt that these were just anime adaptations of well-known novels, hence the plot was not explained very well. I believe that if you know the story beforehand, watching an animated version of it is entertaining, however, for new viewers some episodes might seem lacking. For example, The Spider's Thread episode went like this: a bad guy (who couldn't be a more obvious villain with that constant evil smirk and red pupils) goes on random killing sprees for no reason (okay, the reason is that he's bad), then he is injured and goes into hiding, then talks to a spider (and utters some totally out-of-character bullshit that even a spider's life cannot be recklessly taken - when he recklessly kills humans all the time), then gets caught, executed and sent to hell for his bad deeds. And in hell he suffers, and rightfully so, when suddenly a spider's thread lowers down for him from above. Overjoyed, he climbs it in hopes of escaping the hell, but of course other poor souls want to escape, too. Since the thread cannot hold all of them, it starts breaking, and Kandata starts kicking the others off, but the thread still breaks. Aaaaand that's it. After watching this episode I was seriously in doubts whether the novel that it was based on was really a masterpiece - as the plot seemed quite shallow and straightforward. Then I read The Spider's Thread on MAL, which goes like this: The Buddha Shakyamuni chances to notice a cold-hearted criminal suffering in Hell. But this criminal did perform one single act of kindness in not stepping on a spider in a forest. Moved by this selfless act, Shakyamuni takes the silvery thread of a spider in Paradise and lowers it down into Hell, but it falls upon the criminal to seize the opportunity and pull himself out - if he can. ... SO WHY WAS THIS STORY reduced to a simple, 'bad guy gets what he deserves' story? There was literally NO hint of the spider being Buddha whatsoever. It could have been much, much more. Overall, Aoi Bungaku Series definitely had some strong episodes, but also a share of poorly executed ones. My final ratings are the following: No Longer Human: 8 In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom: 4 Kokoro: 9 Run, Melos!: 9 The Spider's Thread: 2 Hell Screen: 7 Overall: 7/10 |
MoneeqDec 27, 2015 1:55 AM
| It started with an interesting question, essentially asking what it means to be an artist—or any kind of worker—when you have to appease the requests of foolish or corrupt authority. How much of ourselves must we sacrifice for them to survive? Then it takes this question and engulfs it in style and flames. The lack of subtlety was jarring. No Longer Human: 8/10 In the Forest: 4/10 Kokoro: 8/10 Run, Melos!: 9/10 The Spider's Thread: 6/10 Hell Screen: 5/10 Average: 6.66 (ha...) I'm going to pretend In The Forest and Hell Screen didn't happen and give it an 8 overall. |
| That king/emperor was batshit insane to begin with, You HAD to be guessing he wasn't up to any good with those smirks. I read the novel a few years back and it was much more bloody and effed up than this animation. Still my favorite from Akutagawa, tho. |
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| Hmm nice ending, didn't expect that XD Ningen Shikkaku 10/10 (GG dem feels) In the woods: 5/10 (That girl is already suspicious from the beginning for not even having goosebumps or crying seeing her hubby killed, and some comedy are misplaced atlough I laugh at the rest of it) Kokoro: 7/10 (We need Ojousan's POV too, now she looks like the villain :(, and also seems weird to have K suicide after talking with the owner on ep 7 while it's after going outside on ep 8, but that's okay tho) Hashire Melos 8/10 (I failed to get the feel as much as others, perhaps because of it's untold on why did he break his promise) Spider Thread: 8/10 (Good story for kids, that hell is bizzare tho) Hell Screen: 9/10 (Didn't expect that kind of ending :P) So overall I'll give this series 8/10 |
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| Bravo Excellent episode I'm speechless about this all I know is that it was amazing *Applause |
| I prefer the previous arc over this one, also this was the weakest arc, still good. I won't go in depth or explaining my opinion this time, i will just post my scores of each arc and the final score. A-Art AN-Animation S-Sounds P-Story C-Characters E-Enjoyment Value is automatically 9 for all. 1) No Longer Human: Darkest and most depressing arc. A-8 AN-7.5 S-8 P-7 C-8 E-7 Score: 7.9/10 2) In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom: At first i thought its really bad, turned out to be very good. A-8 AN-8 S-8 P-8 C-7 E-8 Score: 8.0/10 3) Kokoro: I liked Winter more than Summer, hated the conclusion because its over-exaggerating the situation. A-6 AN-6 S-8 P-7 C-6.5 E-7 Score: 7.2/10 4) Run, Melos!: My favorite arc in the whole series. A-8 AN-9 S-8 P-9 C-8.5 E-10 Score: 9.1/10 5) The Spider's Thread: Although, it was vague at the end, it had some philosophical aspects along with a fantastic art. A-10 AN-8 S-8 P-7 C-7 E-8 Score: 8.2/10 6) Hell Screen: A-9 AN-7.5 S-8 P-6 C-6 E-6 Score: 7.0/10 Overall: I liked the short-stories, pretty much enjoyed all of them. Hint: Also my ratings here are not comparable to TV series, because i feel my judgement here is not accurate, especially in character section, i tried my best though lol My Final Score: 8.0/10 |
Dr-EyesJun 4, 2016 5:50 PM
| Ummmmmm fuck That was a really dark last episode. It was great but...Dang, that left me as depressed as episode 10. Damn. Overall, I really enjoyed this series. Best stories were this one, Run Melos and No Longer Human. 8/10 |
| Well, talk about the lengths people will go to create their masterpiece. This fits perfectly in the end of Aoi Bungaku; this one dwells on the creation of a "masterpiece", works that have been shared to us via this anime. That last scene was enthralling to the very end. I love the usage of blue in it as well, as it illustrates the sheer bliss the artist experiences despite the immense suffering being shown to us, which is obviously represented in red. Initially opposed to his daughters execution, despair immediately turns into elation as he watches his vision unveil itself right before his eyes, while also doing away with that arrogant son of a bitch too. It's definitely one of the highlights of this entire series. Since everyone is assigning arbitrary ratings to each story, I will indulge in doing the same: No Longer Human: 9/10 In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom: 6/10 Kokoro: 6/10 Run, Melos: 11/10. I'm not even kidding. Spider's Thread: 5/10 Hell's Screen: 8/10 Overall: Solid 8. I enjoyed every story, and it was excellent talking to myself over how each story proved to be masterful in it's own way. I would love to see another series like this. |
| Why do people have such bad taste? Anime isn't subjective anymore. |
| The stories were fine for me especially the Run, Melos! and Kokoro but the others were bad and had endings that are unclear. |
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| Jesus, this episode was so intense. Yoshihide sure was crazy but this was a really well done (if not kind of depressing) episode ... the final painting was his most epic work indeed :P Ratings for all the stories: No Longer Human: 9/10 In The Forest: 5/10 Kokoro: 8/10 Run, Melos!: 9/10 Spider Thread: 6/10 Hell Screen: 8/10 Comes to an average of 7.5, so I'll round down to a 7. I really liked the animation and music for this show and all the arcs were decently interesting. Cool to get a bit of history behind each story and their authors as well! :O |
| I really liked "No longer human" and "Kokoro". And this final one was very good too. It's hard to rate this show, I don't know. There were a couple of stories that were nothing especial. I don't know the original novels either, so maybe the judgement should apply to them in some cases. Anyway, it was really enjoyable at times, I'm glad I watched it. And the sentence "Masterpiece is in blue" I think it refers to blue as sadness. Common word with same meaning in many jazz/blues songs. |
| Finished the Aoi Bungaku Series. Final verdict 7,3/10. Stories: - No Longer Human (8/10): 4 very good episodes about disconnection from society, suicide and guilt. - In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom (5/10): weird adaption of a classic novel revolving around fear - Kokoro (7/10): A two sided story about love, egoism, guilt and the pain of a broken heart. - Run, Melos! (8/10): 2 fantastic episodes, very cinematic, intertwining reality, past and a theater play into one string of plot. - A Spider's Thread: Good episode of a tale about egoism, realisation and self-reflection. Quite brutal for a kid's story. :o - Hell Screen (8/10): Brilliant episode about artistic vision, sacrifice and terror of an empire, all well visualised. All in all I only didn't like the second arc. Everything else was very interesting and well adapted for the short amount of time they had imho. |
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| That bastard deserved that death burn in hell 1000 death , I was so glad that he died. Ratings : No Longer Human: 7/10 In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom: 3/10 Kokoro: 9/10 Run, Melos!: 10/10 favorite one The Spider's Thread: 8/10 Hell Screen: 7/10 Overall score: high 8 |
| Interesting art i guess? Didn't like this one too much tbh. No Longer Human: 9/10 In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom: 5/10 Kokoro: 6/10 Run, Melos!: 9/10 The Spider's Thread: 5/10 Hell Screen: 6/10 No Longer Human and Run, Melos felt like the only ones worth watching imo. |
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